British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the “British” strain of coronavirus as more deadly. Reported by RIA News…
According to the data provided, in the event of a disease with the standard variant of the coronavirus, about 10 people die out of a thousand infected, while 13-14 die when infected with a new strain.
The Prime Minister emphasized the effectiveness of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines used in the UK against the mutated infection.
Earlier it became known that a test was developed in Russia to detect the British strain of coronavirus. According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, the system is ready for registration in the country.
Recall that scientists from Canada have created a device for determining the infectivity of new strains of COVID-19. The procedure takes no more than half an hour.
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